Amsterdam: City Centre Canal Cruise
Take a cruise through Amsterdam's unique canal district, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Take advantage of the chance to see a lot of the historic sights in the city center being accompanied by the 19-languages' GPS guide. Tour started right from the very downtown(Central station).
Group
1 hrs
Group size up to 50 persons
Mobile ticket
English
Children allowed
Details
From Central Station, explore the city's historic buildings and canals. Admire the quaint merchant houses right from the Dutch Golden Age. Take in the iconic Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge), stunning churches, and other stunning sights.
Listen to the recorded audio commentary in one of 19 languages while on the cruise. Look for merchant buildings from Amsterdam's Golden Age, the 16th and 17th centuries, with their elaborately decorated facades. To conclude the tour, return to Central Station.
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What is included in activity
1-hour canal cruise
Important Info
• Children under 4 years old go free of charge if they do not occupy their own seat
• Child ticket: 4-13 years
• The duration of the cruise itself it 1 hour, but please note that it takes some time to board the boat, so the total duration of the experience might be up to 90 minutes in peak season
• Only service dogs (who must be identifiable as such) are allowed on the boat
• Child ticket: 4-13 years
• The duration of the cruise itself it 1 hour, but please note that it takes some time to board the boat, so the total duration of the experience might be up to 90 minutes in peak season
• Only service dogs (who must be identifiable as such) are allowed on the boat
What places you will see
• Magere Brug
Activity book period
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Languages in what activity is performed
English
Directions to meet your guide
Prins Hendrikkade 25, 1012 TM Amsterdam
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Reviews by travellers
Anna
I really enjoyed the trip. We drove past typical sights like the Anna Frank House. It was really nice to see Amsterdam in this way.
5 days ago
LeAnn
get in the queue early so you can get a window seat otherwise you will have strangers taking 409 selfie in your photos of historic buildings and bridges
6 days ago
Lilli
The canal tour itself was fine. We were a little annoyed that the audio guide and the captain explained things at the same time. You couldn't hear both at the same time. The audio guide didn't really fit the tour either. Sometimes things were explained that you didn't see at all because you had already passed by or they came much later than announced or we had to take a different route because of the heavy traffic. We can't recommend the tour in rain or drizzle. The windows had to stay closed and the drops made it pretty difficult to see out. Next time we would like to do a canal tour in good weather and in one of the older canal boats.
11 days ago
Monika
Good value for money. The boats are filled quickly, with no breaks in between, no long waiting times. No one has to stay on the quay and be "devastated" (quote from another review). The audio guide was appropriate (GPS-oriented) and the instructions from our "captain" were useful.
14 days ago
Amie
Great facts and language options with souvineer…lots of room and easy booking
14 days ago
Katie
Was a nice boat ride. However the audio part of the door wasnt aligned with where we were on the canals so got confusing and had already gone past some of the places before it had told us about it
15 days ago
María M.
They were very punctual and with the highway in Spanish we sailed through the three main canals of Amsterdam, seeing everything very comfortably from the boat and sheltering from the rain. Highly recommended
16 days ago
Birol
It was a very nice evening and an hour was more than enough. However, it was very tight and crowded.
21 days ago
Anya
Great boat tour of Amsterdams city centre. Very informative and well organized.
about 1 month ago
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Starting point of the tour
Check-in at Lovers Canal Cruises, Prins Hendrikkade 25, in front of Amsterdam Central Station with your (mobile) voucher. Reach the meeting point with tram numbers 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 17, 24, and 26, metro numbers 51, 52, 53, and 54, or bus numbers 21, 22, 43, and 48. The nearest GVB tram, metro and bus station is Central Station.
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